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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The James M. Cox Foundation Announces $175,000 Grant to Reconcile New Orleans

The James M. Cox Foundation announced a $175,000 grant to Reconcile New Orleans to help finish construction of a 17,000 square-foot training facility at the non-profit. Cox is also donating surplus kitchen equipment from its corporate headquarters in Atlanta to help Reconcile train at-risk youth how to build careers in hospitality, one of the city’s top industries.

Environment

The Electronics Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Circular Economy

Pamela Gordon blogs over at EBN about her experiences with the Circular Economy Executive Education Course.

Health & Healthcare

Not All Dogs Become Service Dogs

Not all dogs who start their training in Susquehanna Service Dogs' program become service dogs. Forty to fifty percent of the dogs end up in a different career, but that doesn't mean they don't change lives.

Responsible Production & Consumption

BC Salmon Farmers Association 2016 Sea Lice Report

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Arrow Electronics Named to Fortune’s Most Admired Companies List

Arrow Electronics, Inc., (NYSE:ARW) today announced that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” for the 16th consecutive year.

Innovation & Technology

Jeremy Rifkin on the Next Industrial Revolution

You probably know a little bit about the Industrial Revolution or even the Second Industrial Revolution.
But what if I told you we’re now on the cusp of another industrial revolution, a Third Industrial Revolution, to be exact?
This era will usher in a fundamental reordering of human relationships, changing the way we conduct business, govern society, educate our children and engage in civic life.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

James C. Kennedy Inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia

PwC US today announced that James C. (Jim) Kennedy, chairman of privately-held Cox Enterprises, will be inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia at the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) 2016 Georgia Technology Summit on March 17, 2016.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

CSX Again Named One Of World's Most Admired Companies

For the sixth consecutive year, CSX Corporation (Nasdaq: CSX) has been named one of FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies.
The FORTUNE ranking highlighted key attributes of CSX’s reputation, including quality of management, people management, and long-term investment value. CSX was ranked second place within the trucking, transportation and logistics industry.

Education

Using STEM to Make a Difference in Their Communities, 15 Public Schools are Named National Finalists in the $2 million* Solve for Tomorrow Contest

When their teacher asked them to take a hard look at issues affecting people in their community, one group of students in Missouri noticed that some of their peers with disabilities had trouble staying upright in their wheelchairs. And so, the students got to work with compressed cardboard, cutting and shaping various components to find which ones would create classroom furniture that would make their friends most comfortable

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Brown-Forman Announces $1 Million Contribution to Speed Art Museum

Brown-Forman Corporation announced today that it is giving the Speed Art Museum $1 million dollars as part of the Speed’s multi-million dollar capital campaign. The announcement was made today by Brown-Forman Vice Chairman James S. Welch, Jr. during a news conference at the Speed Art Museum.

Environment

Republic Services Participates in #RecycleNow Super Recycle Day Las Vegas

Southern Nevada team sponsored the 8 News Now annual Super Recycle Day event at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack arena in partnership with Shred-It for document shredding, the Blind Center for electronics recycling, Goodwill of Southern Nevada accepted gently used household goods,

Health & Healthcare

Carnival Breeze Earns Perfect 100 U.S.P.H. Inspection Score

Carnival Breeze scored 100 during its recent United States Public Health (U.S.P.H.) inspection which took place in Miami earlier this month.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Population Health Management: A New Business Model for a Healthier Workforce

This is the first in a continuing blog series based on insights and findings from the Sodexo 2016 Workplace Trends Report. The Report examines nine key trends impacting business outcomes and affecting the quality of life of employees and consumers in the workplace. To learn more, access the full article Population Health Management: A New Business Model for a Healthier Workforce.

Social Impact & Volunteering

CITGO, Nature Conservancy, Grand Isle State Park & Grand Isle School Help Restore Critical Barrier Island in Southeast Louisiana

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina seriously damaged the dune ridges of Grand Isle, a barrier island located in Jefferson Parish, and 10 years later, the damage caused by Katrina continues to jeopardize the beach. Recently, volunteers from the Nature Conservancy, Grand Isle State Park and Grand Isle School planted beach vegetation in order to stabilize the dune ridges of the Grand Isle shoreline, create habitats for migratory birds and make Grand Isle and its residents more resistant to storm surge.

Environment

Financial Markets and the Making of Climate Resilience

The year I turned 26, scientists measured atmospheric concentrations of Carbon at 400 ppm for the first time in recorded history. According to former NASA scientist James Hansen, “If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on earth is adapted…CO2 will need to be reduced [to] at most 350 ppm.” So the story translates: the arctic is melting. Seas are rising. Disease. Drought. Wildfires. Resource Wars. All while our human family is projected to expand to 9 billion over the next couple of decades.

Innovation & Technology

Siemens USA: Ingenuity for Life

Environment

Tim Dickinson: Sunshine State In The Dark

Think about the sunniest states in the U.S. Florida, the place that calls itself “the sunshine state” is sure to come to mind. Indeed, the solar industry considers Florida to be the state with the third greatest rooftop solar potential in the country. So the place must be almost totally off the grid at this point, right? Well, no.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

First Novartis Access Treatments Delivered to Kenya

We are pleased to announce that the first Novartis Access shipment has just been delivered to Kenya. This shipment includes medicines against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory conditions and breast cancer. The medicines are currently stored in the MEDS warehouse (Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies) in Nairobi.

Diversity & Inclusion

Atlas Copco Delivers Shareholder Value by Integrating Diversity and Sustainability Into Its Business Strategy

A diversified workforce is the cornerstone of any good business, and diverse perspectives and experiences help strengthen the competence of a team.

Diversity & Inclusion

Time Warner Cable Named Top Company for People of Color by NAMIC

For the second consecutive time, Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) was named a 2015 Top Company for People of Color by the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), an organization that educates, advocates and empowers for multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. The results are from the 2015 NAMIC/WICT Cable Telecommunications Industry Workforce Diversity Survey.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg and NY Tech Meetup Spotlight Female-Led Startups at ‘Winter 2016 Women’s Demo Night’

Bloomberg Chief Technology Officer Shawn Edwards kicked off NY Tech Meetup’s (NYTM) “Winter 2016 Women’s Demo Night” – our second collaboration with NYTM, the world’s largest Meetup group with over 48,000 members.

Social Impact & Volunteering

If It’s in Your Life, It’s Probably on Our Trains

The joys of everyday life are often experienced in the moment, with little, if any, thought put towards how they were made possible. That’s the logic behind CSX’s latest digital partnership.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

The Dutch Approach to the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation

The “Dutch Approach,” is a multi-stakeholder partnership approach that would facilitate a platform for cooperation between EU governments, third party compliance firms and civil societies. Susanne continued to outline that the PPP would be an institution built for knowledge, leadership, downstream customer networking, traceability and compliance reporting, and a platform to accurately identify conflict-affected and high risk regions.

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